Overview

• A senior Iranian official confirmed that the IRGC has formally requested the leaked relocation database from the Taliban, prioritizing MI6 personnel for identification.
• Taliban authorities in Kabul have begun detaining individuals named on the document to use arrests as diplomatic leverage against London.
• At least one Afghan who fled to Iran after the breach was arrested there and deported back to Kabul in early August, signaling cooperation between Tehran and the Taliban.
• The database contains nearly 25,000 names of Afghans who supported British forces under ARAP alongside details of more than 100 MI6 operatives and special forces staff.
• UK ministers and parliamentary committees face scrutiny over the MoD’s handling of the breach, the secrecy injunction that concealed it for months, and efforts to safeguard those at risk.